Dr Farzana Rahman

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
Department of Computer Science
School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Penrhyn Road

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science (Data Science)

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I am a computer scientist working in the evolution of artificial intelligence. My work specialises in computational biology and data science using AI, Large Language Model and deep learning. In recent years, I have been involved in international collaborations with academics from several countries in America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. While my early research focus was on evolutionary genomics and proteomics, I am currently developing advanced research programmes in data science, artificial intelligence, computational pedagogy and bioinformatics with an interest to explore quantum computing research scope.

I am an open science advocate and an experienced international STEM conference organiser. I have successfully chaired/co-chaired and organised international conferences across the globe (e.g. USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, African and Asian regions). Currently, I am co-chairing the Wikipedia Committee of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). I am a member of the Royal Society of Biology (MRSB) and ISCB where I served as an elected Board of directors for a 3-year term till 2022.

I am an assistant editor of Frontiers in Genetics and reviewer of Frontiers in Microbiology, PLOS One, PeerJ, Oxford University Press and F1000Research.

Qualifications

PhD in Computer Science (Bioinformatics)
BEng Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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UKRI -Innovate UK AKT (2024): PI with Professor Jean-Christophe Nebel (Co-I) to lead AKT project on 'Integrating electrochemical air sensors with advanced AI technology to provide accurate air quality measurements for a breathable tomorrow'- £30K
UKSPF (2024), UK Government funding: Co-I to lead with Professor Jean-Christophe Nebel (PI) a project on "Feasibility study of an AI-based model to enhance the accuracy of air pollutant measurements collected from a network of low-cost sensors." - £10K
Research Investment Funding (RIF-2024): Co-I to lead with Professor Sarah Barman a research project on "Longitudinal Analysis of Retinal Vessel Parameters for Enhanced Disease Development Insights and Improved Risk Prediction Models"- £23K
Research Investment Funding (RIF-2024): Co-I to lead with Dr Purva Tavri a research project on "SDGs Navigator: Pioneering AI Powered Sustainability"- £29K
Research Investment Funding (RIF-2024): Lead with Dr Ben-Tal Oded, Dr Jarek Francis, Dr George Reid, Dr Leah Kardos a research project on "Distributed Creativity using AI: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Collaborative Processes in the Visconti Studio"- £29K
KU First Grant (2022-2023): PI to lead a KU first grant research project on "An autonomous (ML/Deep-learning) data review process to facilitate rapid decision-making during a crisis (inspired by Pre/Post-COVID19 pandemic)"- £10K
Women In Stem Hub (WISH) project (2023-2025): Received seed funding from University as Co-PI with Dr Purva Tavri to "Enhance research culture of women in STEM at KU" through pilot research projects. £90K

Publications

Full list available from https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7DqMniIAAAAJ&hl=en

Scholarly affiliations

Professional Member of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
Member of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB)
Member of The Women's Engineering Society (WES)- Sponsored by EPSRC

Publications

Integrative multi-omics analysis identifies methylation-associated lncRNAs FAM83A-AS2 and AC012213.1 as candidate prognostic markers in lung adenocarcinoma

Al Sium, Syed Muktadir, Tonmoy, Mahafujul Islam Quadery, Barman, Dhirendra Nath, Nebel, Jean Christophe, Rahman, Farzana and Chowdhury, Sanjana Fatema, 2026, Bioinformatics Advances (6), 1, Published

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